#Rail Shooters

Whatever else virtual reality has become in the years since its commercial debut, it's beyond dispute that it has become, in large measure, the new home of the lightgun genre. For every creative, even transcendent VR experience, there are h...

I am one trophy away from platinuming Gal*Gun: Double Peace for the Vita. It probably shouldn't have taken me this long as it's a pretty short game, but it's one I like to take my time with. I don't just want to blow through it, never ...

PQube have announced that their up and coming, erm, love-'em-up(?) sequel, Gal*Gun 2 has been refused classification in Germany, making it illegal for the game to be sold within the country's borders.Gal*Gun 2 (ironically the fourth game in...

I was pretty damn good at House of the Dead. I remember my initials being the only ones on the high score table at my local arcade, and my tacky rapid-firing technique. (See Benecio Del Toro in the Sicario 2 trailer, he does it halfway thro...

That pesky Taiwan Games Ratings Board is at it again, listing yet-to-be-announced video games to the world. This time, it is the turn of Wild Guns: Reloaded, the revamped edition of Natsume's 1994 SNES title, Wild Guns.Wild Guns was an arca...

Well this is a pleasant surprise! Inti Creates, the developer that is absolutely knocking it out of the park with its support on the Switch, will continue to bring the love this winter with Gal*Gun 2. The game, which is actually the fourth ...

When I was a kid, I used to imagine what a VR version of Super Metroid would be like. The picture I had in my head was almost exactly like what Metroid Prime would end up being, a first-person view through the eyes of Samus. We haven't quit...

Inti Creates is one of my favorite developers in the game today. Whether they're creating sequels to amazing NES games or showing Keiji Inafune how a Mega Man-like should be made, I'm genuinely excited to pop-in whatever new title the compa...

Gal Gun Double Peace has been deemed "objectionable" by the Film and Video Labeling Body of New Zealand, which in other words means it is no longer available for purchase or consumption through legal means in the country. They found th...

Gal Gun: Double Peace is a new PS4 and Vita title the ESRB describes as an adventure game where, after the protagonist is struck by cupid's arrow, players must "fend off female characters," who are often depicted "wearing revealing outfits"...

[Update: I reached out to EB Games Australia to find out if this was a company decision. This was its response: So, government of Australia, you're off the hook this time!]
Australia, the small island nation that is home Mad Max, Croc...

I didn't think anyone else at Destructoid would be interested in reviewing Gal*Gun: Double Peace. I've become the defacto niche Japanese game reviewer somehow and this title, with its scantily clad teenage girls you pleasure with your shots...

Gal Gun: Double Peace's North American and European 2016 release window has narrowed to "summer." It originally released in Japan last August and is coming west, "completely intact from the Japanese version" with “no censoring."
Addit...

Inti Creates' bizarre pheromone-blasting rail shooter Gal Gun: Double Peace is targeting a western release across North America and Europe sometime later this year, PQube just announced.
Here's the publisher's synopsis on the upcoming ...

Great news everyone, now game publishers are holding the boobies hostage behind DLC paywalls, at least if you want anything other than average.
There is now DLC available in Japan for Gal Gun: Double Peace that allows you to make ...

While you tell us about your favorite patriotic game in honor of the United States' Independence Day, I ask that you transport yourself twenty years into the past.
In July of 1996, Independence Day came to theaters with the intent...

Remember FMV games? Back in the '90s they were briefly the hot new thing. Games like Phantasmagoria and 7th Guest were considered cutting edge adventure games. Perhaps you even bought a CD-ROM drive for your computer just to play them. Even...

GalGun, one of the most bizarre Japanese imports I've ever played, is getting a sequel.
Inti Creates is making a follow-up to its bishoujo rail shooter, which first launched on Xbox 360 in 2011 and came to PlayStation 3 the following year. ...

Red Steel versus Blue Estate, eh?
Blue Estate for PS4 and Xbox One is a prequel story to comic, written by the same writer, who was kind enough to write this PS Blog post explaining the game. Apparently you can aim with the DualShock 4 gyro...

Based on the comic book series Blue Estate, Focus Home Interactive adapted the property into an on-rails shooter for the PC back in 2013. It was made exclusively for the Leap Motion accessory, which turned your finger into a reticle, much l...

For some reason, Crimson Dragon feels like the weirdest Xbox One launch title. Maybe that can be attributed to the spiritual Panzer Dragoon sequel's tumultuous development (from 360 Kinect exclusive to budget, $20 Xbox One game).
I didn't g...

[Update: it appears as if it'll be launching for $19.99. Nice!]
Crimson Dragon hasn't been getting a lot of good buzz. After a tumultuous 360 development cycle, the now Xbox One launch title is nearly here, and this trailer shows off a few...

As much as we see Nintendo as a very insular company these days, it was much more so way back during the NES and SNES eras. If you tried to challenge Nintendo's power, you were met with intense scorn at the very least or litigation at the v...

You thought all that talk about paying attention to indies was just lip service, and that Nintendo wasn't going to follow through on support? You thought wrong! Nintendo is loving the indies at its E3 booth this year!
Mario isn't the only ...

The Resident Evil series is on sale via PlayStation Network starting this week in Europe. The initial trilogy is being offered as a bundle for €14.99 (£11.99), while the most recent entry has been knocked down to €24.99 (&po...